I'm back....13 days post op

Hi All! I'm finally back after nearly two weeks away. My surgery experience wasn't the greatest, but I am here, recovering, and moving foward. Compared to almost everyone else post op, my weight loss isn't impressive; only 13.5 pounds thus far. At least it's *something*, right? Good Luck to all of you coming up on your dates! Becca

Hi Becca, Sorry to hear your surgery wasn't as smooth as it could be. I so understand the 'lack' of weight loss compared to some of the others here. I did great week one. Had surgery on the 1st, weighing 240, came home on the 3rd weighing 252! By the 8th, I was at 231. Since then I've only lost 3 lbs. I keep trying to remember this isn't a contest, everyone has different amounts of weight to lose and our body chemistry is different so we're all going to lose at different speeds. I was hoping to be close to, or have met, goal by Christmas - based on people in my support group success - but after this week, as long as I meet it by the end of a year I'll be content. Hope your recovery goes well. Dawn

Hi Becca, Sorry things didn't go so smoothly... Perhaps you had all the bad stuff you are going to have at the begining... DOn't worry too much about the weightloss... Think if you lose a bit more slowly, you will have less saggy skin down the road... Keep up the good work! Bridget

My surgery was a day after yours and I too have lost 13lbs. I thought I would lose a lot more. I'm trying not to get discouraged. I just can't help to think that the surgery didn't work for me. I see how much others lose on this site. I guess it's not good to compare you weight loss to others because everyone is different. Good Luck!

Hi Becca, I had my surgery on Aug 1st also and as of today I am only down 19 pounds. I thought it would just fall off. I think the slower the better for sagging skin. Don't get discouraged. We can do this! Someone told me exercise would really speed things up so today I went to the gym and did 30 minutes on the eliptical machine. I will let you know if they are telling me the truth or not. Hang in there! Remember 1 pound off is better than 1 pound on! Silvia